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Richard Branham

Richard Branham

Male 1845 - 1932  (87 years)


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  • Name Richard Branham 
    Birth 4 Feb 1845  Wise County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Pike County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1860  Pike County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 12 Nov 1932  Douglas, Pike County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Three Mile Cemetery, Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I123250  Family
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2024 

    Father John C. Branham,   b. Aug 1817, Floyd County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1905, Dickenson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Mahalia Mosley,   b. 22 Nov 1822, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1912, Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jan 1842  Pike County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • According to local tradition Mahalia was half-Cherokee and was living in a Cherokee camp when she caught the eye of a trader named John Branham. After a brief courtship, they married and settled in the Cumberland mountains where they raised 10 children: Adoline, Joseph, Richard, Tandy, Clifton, Betty, Sarah, Charity, Millie, and Polly. John often moved his family back and forth between Wise and Dickenson County, Virginia and Pike and Letcher County Kentucky. John and two of his older sons served in the War Between the States.
    Family ID F36958  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Maggard,   b. 12 Sep 1851, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1937, Pike County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jul 1868  Pike County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He was 23 years old - She was 16 years old. 
    Family ID F36966  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S217] Census - 1850 Pike County Kentucky, Page 452 (905), family 264, age 3.

    2. [S218] Census - 1860 Pike County Kentucky, Page 848 (54), family 170, age 14.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Feb 1845 - Wise County, Virginia
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Pike County, Kentucky
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Pike County, Kentucky
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Jul 1868 - Pike County, Kentucky
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Nov 1932 - Douglas, Pike County, Kentucky
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